UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone
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UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone
UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone breaks down the centuries of sexist socialization that causes us to struggle with self-doubt, burnout, and anxiety. Hosted by Master Feminist Coach Kara Loewentheil, J.D., founder of The School of New Feminist Thought and author of Take Back You...
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611 episodes
514. Your Brain is a Storyteller, Not a Reporter
Your brain is not giving you an objective report of reality. It's constantly filtering, editing, and creating a story based on what it already believe...
513. Coaching Hotline: Staying Because You're Scared to Leave
Are you staying in a relationship because you truly want to stay, or because you are afraid of what you will think about yourself if you leave? This w...
512. Most Habit Change Advice is Wrong - Inconsistency is the Key to Success (Greatest Hits)
Most habit advice tells you to be perfectly consistent, show up every day, and never miss a beat. But that pressure is exactly what keeps people from...
511. Coaching Hotline: When DEI Feels Like a Threat
Do you catch yourself resenting opportunities others get, even when they’re designed to increase fairness or diversity? In this episode, I answer a li...
510. How to Take Ownership of Your Happiness with Zerlina Maxwell
It’s so easy to get burned out by the nonstop flood of political news, social pressure, work, and everything else we carry. But it doesn't have to be...
509. Coaching Hotline: Why Do I Always Do This With Someone I Like?
Do you notice old patterns creeping back in when you start dating someone new, even after making real progress on your thoughts? In this Coaching Hotl...
508. “Fine”: Why Women Don’t Tell the Truth About How They Feel
If you’ve ever answered “fine” when you weren’t really fine, this episode is for you. Saying “fine” may feel safe in the moment, but it trains your br...
507. Coaching Hotline: Why Feedback Sends You Into a Shame Spiral
Does receiving feedback make you spiral into shame, anxiety, or self-doubt? In this Coaching Hotline episode, I answer a listener who struggles to sep...
506. How a Sandwich Can Rescue - or Ruin - Your Life
If you’ve ever eaten a sandwich when you really wanted dumplings, turned down help you needed, or stayed silent in a meeting because it felt safer to...
505. Coaching Hotline: What Humility Actually Means & Why You Wear Makeup (and Whether It Matters)
Why do we wear makeup, and does it even matter? In this Coaching Hotline episode, I answer a listener question about makeup and body image. I explain...
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504. Being Joyful Anyway: A Conversation with Kate Bowler
Joy doesn’t always arrive when you expect it, and sometimes it shows up when life feels the hardest. In this episode, I talk about making space for jo...
503. Coaching Hotline: Sibling Rivalry & the Comparison Trap & When Your Child Has a Chronic Illness
Do you ever find yourself comparing yourself to a sibling and feeling stuck in resentment and rivalry? In this Coaching Hotline episode, I break down...
You're Invited: Coach-Curious Masterclass on June 26
Whether you’re still deciding if coaching is the path for you – or wondering why your sessions don’t feel as powerful as you know they could – this on...
502: Why You Don't Ask for What You Want (& How to Start to Change It)
When is the last time you actually asked for what you wanted when you were nervous? Not hinted, not hoped someone would notice, not talked yourself ou...
Bonus: 3 Ways to Use Coaching in Other Jobs (The Future Coach Podcast)
Many people assume coaching is only for those who want to run a full-time coaching business, but coaching skills can actually be applied in almost any...
501: Coaching Hotline: Using Social Media to Change Your Body Image & When Your Partner Shuts Down in Arguments
Social media can be a surprisingly powerful tool when it comes to changing how you think about your body. In this Coaching Hotline episode, I answer a...
Bonus: Is Coaching the Career for You? (Greatest Hits)
Have you been wondering whether coaching could be a career path for you, or something you bring into the work you're already doing?
If yo...
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500. The Two Biggest Ways Women Hold Back (& What Comes Next for UFYB)
Women often hold themselves back in ways they don’t even notice. This week, I explore the two biggest ways this happens: not asking for what you want...
499. Coaching Hotline: Explaining Divorce to Your Kids & When People-Pleasing Kills Real Connection
Divorce can be overwhelming, especially when you are trying to figure out how to explain it to your children. In this Coaching Hotline episode, I answ...
498. Making Peace with the Human Void
Think about something you really wanted, something you worked for or waited for, or told yourself would finally change how you felt about your life. M...
497. Coaching Hotline: Managing Your Mind During PMS & Is Disappointment a Cop-Out?
Managing your mind during PMS can feel impossible, even when you know thought work and self-coaching strategies. In this episode, I answer a listener...
496. The 3 Words Sabotaging Your Goals & How to Change Them
There is one thought that quietly sabotages almost every goal you care about, and you probably don’t even realize it’s a thought because it sounds lik...
495. Coaching Hotline: Stop Romanticizing the Future & Why We Chase People Who Don’t Want Us
Do you ever find yourself planning for the future and imagining how perfect it's going to be? In this Coaching Hotline episode, I answer two listener...
494. The Six Stages of Change
How many times have you been doing the work, trying to change, and then completely lost it? You yelled at your kids, said yes when you meant no, or sp...
493. Coaching Hotline: Making Friends as an Adult & The Line Between Honesty and People-Pleasing
Making friends as an adult can feel intimidating, especially when it seems like your upbringing didn't give you the skills to navigate social connecti...
492. 3 Keys to Changing Your Thoughts (Greatest Hits)
This week, I break down the three foundational principles that will allow you to coach yourself effectively, no matter where you are on your thought w...
491. Coaching Hotline: Thought Work, Moral Objectivism & The Motivation to Set Goals
What’s the point of setting goals if you already feel how you want to feel? In this Coaching Hotline episode, I answer a listener question about thoug...
490. How to Stop Procrastinating - A Better Solution
How many times have you promised yourself that this time you were finally going to stop procrastinating? Maybe you bought another planner to color-cod...
489. Coaching Hotline: Social Media Validation & Emotional Vulnerability vs. Thought Work
Social media will happily turn your nervous system into a tiny squirrel hunting for dopamine, my friends. This week, I coach a listener who keeps chec...
488. How to Enjoy Sex More: A Conversation with Sex Coach Laura Jurgens
So many women think there’s something wrong with their sex drive, when the real issue is how they’ve been taught to relate to their body. In this epis...
487. Coaching Hotline: Learning to Love Your Body & Navigating Unclear Expectations at Work
Do you struggle to feel at peace with your body when you gain weight? Or worry that gaining weight will result in health issues? In this Coaching Hotl...
486. The Last 5% - The Secret to Completing Any Goal
Have you ever gotten so close to a goal, and then one thing to goes wrong, and your brain immediately decide the whole thing was a mistake? That momen...
485. Coaching Hotline: Managing Anxiety for Loved Ones & Staying Motivated During a Job Search
Does your brain go straight to worst-case scenarios when you think about someone you love, and make you feel like it’s your job to prevent them all? I...
484. How to Get Started & Keep Moving - The Infinite 1%
Do you ever tell yourself, “What I’m doing isn’t enough, so I might as well not bother”? That thought is exactly what’s keeping you stuck. In this epi...
483. Coaching Hotline: Letting Go of Old Grudges & Beliefs About Attractiveness
Why is it so hard to let go of something that happened years ago, even when you know it shouldn’t matter anymore? In this Coaching Hotline episode, I...
482. Perfectionist Fantasies + Tomorrow Thinking (Greatest Hits)
Do you keep telling yourself you’ll finally get it together tomorrow, once you feel more ready, more clear, or more “on top of things”?
I...
481. Coaching Hotline: Taking Too Long to Orgasm & Stress About Balancing Work, Kids, & Life
Are your thoughts during sex preventing you from reaching orgasm? This is a super common struggle for people socialized as women. We worry about takin...
480. Motivation is a Fuckboy - How to Follow Through Without It
Have you built your entire life around waiting for motivation to text you back? In this episode, I explain why motivation is a fuckboy and why relying...